MotoringFile was born out of a love for all things MINI. Technically started in January 2003 with our first post announcing that MINI had just won car of the year. But in reality it started way before. I grew up with a love for all things automotive. That fascination was particularly influenced by my dad’s BMW 2002tii and my love for all things British.
Fresh off of the announcement of MINI’s new direction, we’re getting more information about plans for the JCW sub-brand. According to MINI’s CEO Bernd Körber, the plan is to make JCW an...
The rumors are true and today MINI is ready talk about them. MINI has officially announced several new products and a key new strategy that will see increase diversification of products and...
The Dakar rally team X-raid knows MINIs. They’ve won the five times with them over the past eight years and have a history of off-road innovation. Now they’re applying a bit of...
Today MINI USA is confirming what we reported last spring; the value priced Oxford Edition is coming to the Countryman. The MINI Oxford Edition was originally a hatch only variant packaged for...
MINI USA is digging into the Mini archives and launching an enthusiast oriented special edition called the Mini Cooper 1499 GT. The 1499 GT harkens back to the original 1275 GT from...
The manual transmission is back at MINI USA and seeing impressive demand in certain models. That’s great news for MINI enthusiasts who had feared the elimination of the option on many models...
We’ve had an incredible 11 months in our 2020 JCW Clubman but it’s time for a change. As we have every year over the last decade we spend 12 living with MINI’s...
Lake Iseo is a camping lovers’ paradise and MINI has just the right answer: the MINI Countryman combined with the AUTOHOME tent. The following story details a recent trip MINI took to...
It’s not all doom and gloom for the automotive industry. the 4rd quarter saw MINI sales up 1.9% thanks to a recovering European and Asian markets. One of the key contributors was...
Twenty years ago this week BMW took the wraps off of the all new MINI at the Paris Motor Show. Two decades and three generations on the original “new” MINI still appeals...
